Additional requirements for Concentrations in the Allied Fields of Agricultural Economics and Financial Economics
While earning a Ph.D. in Economics, students may choose to complete concentrations in either Financial Economics or Agricultural Economics. The transcript and diploma of each student completing one of these concentrations will note the concentration by name. The additional requirements for the concentrations are described further below.
The Concentration in Agricultural Economics:
The student must take at least two approved Agricultural Economics courses (two of the following: FREC801, FRECH827, and FRECH834) and an examination in Agricultural Economics. In addition, students must write a dissertation in Agricultural Economics under the joint supervision of one member of the faculty whose primary appointment is in the Department of Food and Resource Economics and one whose primary appointment is in the Department of Economics. The dissertation committee may have one additional member whose primary appointment is in the Department of Food and Resource Economics but must have one additional member whose primary appointment is in the Department of Economics. The total number of committee members must be at least four but no more than six.
The Concentration in Financial Economics:
The student must take at least two approved courses in Financial Economics (FINC871 and FINC872) and an examination in Financial Economics. NOTE: FINC870 is a required prerequisite for both courses. In addition, students concentrating in Financial Economics must write a dissertation in financial economics under the joint supervision of one member of the faculty whose primary appointment is in the Department of Economics and one member whose primary appointment is in the Department of Finance. The dissertation committee may have one additional member whose primary appointment is in the Department of Finance but must have one additional member whose primary appointment is in the Department of Economics. The total number of committee members must be at least four but no more than six.
